ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
36 hedge funds and large institutions have $58M invested in ProShares Short QQQ in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 6
106% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.46M | Put options by funds: $712K
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 6
29% more funds holding
Funds holding: 28 → 36 (+8)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.5M → $58M (+$6.52M)
0.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.66% → 3.87% (+0.21%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.56M |
| 2 |
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Milton,
Georgia
|
+$2.85M |
| 3 |
WIC
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$1.96M |
| 4 |
IPC
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$1.71M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.78M |
| 2 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$2.49M |
| 3 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$1.88M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.21M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$540K |
PSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
36 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $58M — up 13% from $51.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new PSQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $4.56M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.78M sold.
- 36 institutional investors held ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) as of Q2 2017, up from 28 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $58M of ProShares Short QQQ stock for Q2 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares Short QQQ positions in Q2 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ buyer in Q2 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.56M added.
- The largest ProShares Short QQQ seller in Q2 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.78M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.